Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
164 words
A memory card electrically connectable to an external electrical device through a connector, said connector having a male contact including a plurality of connecting pins, said memory card comprising: a card-shaped housing; an electronic component disposed within said housing; a female contact disposed within said housing and accessible by the male contact from outside of said housing; and connecting means for electrically connecting said electronic component and said female contact, said female contact comprising an elastomer connector having an electrically insulating elastomer and a plurality of electrically conductive fine fibers having a first and a second end, said conductive fibers extending through and supported by said elastomer for independent electrical conduction therethrough, the arrangement of said conductive fibers being such that each of said connecting means is electrically connected to the first end of at least one of said conductive fibers and each of the pins of the male connector is engageable with the second end of at least one of said conductive fibers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
164 words
A memory card electrically connectable to an external electrical device through a connector, said connector having a male contact including a plurality of connecting pins, said memory card comprising: a card-shaped housing; an electronic component disposed within said housing; a female contact disposed within said housing and accessible by the male contact from outside of said housing; and connecting means for electrically connecting said electronic component and said female contact, said female contact comprising an elastomer connector having an electrically insulating elastomer and a plurality of electrically conductive fine fibers having a first and a second end, said conductive fibers extending through and supported by said elastomer for independent electrical conduction therethrough, the arrangement of said conductive fibers being such that each of said connecting means is electrically connected to the first end of at least one of said conductive fibers and each of the pins of the male connector is engageable with the second end of at least one of said conductive fibers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
45 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 1, comprising a shutter mounted on said housing and movable between a closed position in which said shutter covers said female contact and an open position in which said female contact can be accessed by the male contact.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 2, wherein said shutter is slidable between said closed and said open positions, and further comprising a spring disposed between said shutter and said housing for biasing said shutter toward said closed position.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 2, wherein said shutter has a window formed therein for allowing access therethrough to said female contact in said open position.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 4, wherein said window of said shutter opens onto a side surface of said housing.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 4, wherein said window of said shutter opens onto a major surface of said housing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
26 words
A memory card as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing has the same outer shape and dimensions as a jacket of a 3.5" floppy disk.